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Scholarships for poor students in central provincesPhuong Nam The STF-Pham Phu Thu scholarship program, a social initiative of the Saigon Times Foundation under the Saigon Times Group, late last week awarded a total of 70 scholarships to poor students with exemplary academic performance in the central provinces of Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam. The program donated 20 scholarships worth VND5 million each to students of Hue College of Economics at Hue University in Thua Thien-Hue Province while the remaining 50 scholarships valued at VND3 million each went to students at Pham Phu Thu High School in Quang Nam Province. The VND250-million scholarships were sponsored by Thai Binh Investment Trading Corporation (Thai Binh Corp.) and Novaland Group. On the occasion, Novaland Group presented VND2 billion to the STF-Pham Phu Thu scholarship program to present 500 scholarships to underprivileged students with outstanding academic performance this year. The program last year raised VND3.05 billion … [Read more...] about Scholarships for poor students in central provinces

Toyota Vietnam awards 115 scholarships for excellent students Le Hoang Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) and the Ministry of Education and Training last week presented the Toyota Scholarships 2016 to excellent students from universities nationwide. This is the 19th year of the program designed to encourage the learning spirit and promote creativity in science research among students at universities and actively contribute to human resource training and development for industry in Vietnam and the automobile industry in particular. This year the Toyota Scholarship Program has awarded 115 scholarships to 115 excellent students from 16 universities nationwide with a total value of nearly VND700 million (each scholarship worth VND6 million). This year, TMV has also granted 32 pieces of equipment to 16 universities to improve teaching. After 19 years of implementation, the program has granted 2,038 scholarships with a total value of VND26 billion, and over 90 pieces of equipment for teaching … [Read more...] about Toyota Vietnam awards 115 scholarships for excellent students

ACB funds scholarships for 16 students Thanh Hoa By Thanh Hoa - The Saigon Times Daily The Saigon Times Foundation (STF) under Saigon Times Group on Wednesday handed long-term scholarships worth VND10 million (around US$444) each, funded by the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), to 16 poor students with outstanding academic records in HCMC. The scholarship recipients are from HCMC University of Economics, HCMC University of Law, and Banking University of HCMC. Giap Ngoc Hai from HCMC University of Economics said this is the first time he has received such a high-value scholarship and that it would take a lot of time and effort for his family to earn such a grant. ACB chairman Tran Hung Huy said the bank has actively provided financial aid for underprivileged students over the years. Vo Thi Ngoc Xuan, deputy director of STF, said STF, together with Phu Nhuan Jewelry Company (PNJ), presented over 45 scholarships to students of Ton Duc Thang University on September 24. … [Read more...] about ACB funds scholarships for 16 students

Toyota dishes out scholarships for talented students Quoc Hung By Hung Le in HCMC Toyota Vietnam Foundation (TVF) on Wednesday awarded scholarships to 15 students in Hue City’s Hue Musical Institute. The award is part of the Vietnamese Young Music Talents 2013 program that TVF, Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism implement. This year, 85 scholarships worth VND340 million have been awarded to outstanding students of five musical universities/colleges under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism nationwide, namely Vietnam National Academy of Music, Hue Musical Institute, HCMC Conservatory of Music, Tay Bac Musical College and Viet Bac Musical College. This year, to encourage young talents, TVF has increased the scholarship value from VND3 million to VND4 million. Earlier this month, 50 scholarships were granted to students in Hanoi and 20 scholarships went to HCMC’s most talented students. Since 2009, TVF … [Read more...] about Toyota dishes out scholarships for talented students

PepsiCo, STF award scholarships for city students Kinh Luan By Kinh Luan in HCMC PepsiCo Vietnam last Friday awarded scholarships for the 10 best students from HCMC University of Technology through the Saigon Times Foundation (STF). The event was part of the program of vocational orientation and human resource of PepsiCo called Mo cua tuong lai: Trao hoc bong – Nhan co hoi’ (Open the future’s door: Handing scholarships – Receiving opportunities). This year, PepsiCo has given 30 long-term scholarships to students from National Economics University, Foreign Trade University, Hanoi University of Technology and HCMC University of Technology. Each scholarship is worth VND10 million. The scholarship handover will be divided into four terms following the results of four semesters in two school years 2012-2014. … [Read more...] about PepsiCo, STF award scholarships for city students